Now that we're getting into the second half of August, it's the the time of year when we really start to monitor the far eastern Atlantic for budding tropical waves that could potentially develop into tropical storms or hurricanes.

Now that we're getting into the second half of August, it's the the time of year when we really start to monitor the far eastern Atlantic for budding tropical waves that could potentially develop into tropical storms or hurricanes.

NHL star Patrick Kane will not be charged following a three-month investigation into claims that he raped a 21-year-old woman at his New York home in August., an upstate New York prosecutor announced Thursday.

Erie County District Attorney Frank A. Sedita III said that no physical or forensic evidence backs up the woman's allegations and noted there were inconsistencies between her accounts and those of eyewitnesses.

"The totality of the credible evidence -- the proof -- does not sufficiently substantiate the complainant's allegation that she was raped by Patrick Kane," Sedita said in a statement. "This so-called 'case' is rife with reasonable doubt."

Though Kane has been largely silent throughout the investigation, the Chicago Blackhawks star has denied all accusations and expressed confidence he would be "absolved of having done nothing wrong."